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January 16, 2013
by Suada Kolovic
Established in 1987, the National Peace Essay Contest is an annual contest open to high school students that provides the opportunity to do valuable research, writing and thinking on a topic of importance to international peace and conflict resolution. This year’s topic is Gender, War and Peacebuilding. To participate, students are asked to answer the question: What does it mean to have a gendered approach to war and peace issues?

Established in 1987, the National Peace Essay Contest is an annual contest open to high school students that provides the opportunity to do valuable research, writing and thinking on a topic of importance to international peace and conflict resolution. This year’s topic is Gender, War and Peacebuilding. To participate, students are asked to answer the question: What does it mean to have a gendered approach to war and peace issues?

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